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we went first to the site and then to city hall and then to lay a wreath at the memorial for the 28 workers who were killed on this day 25 years ago. lambian crevment is ground zero for worker safety. and i rise today to talk about all who have been injured or lost their lives because of unsafe work conditions. lanbiance plaza was a tragedy. it was the result of an employer cutting corners to put profits above safety. it was an voidable tragedy. one of the task that we've as public officials is to ensure basic safety for our citizens, particularly for workers who leave their homes in the morning hoping for nothing more than to come home at night to their families, put food on a table and a roof over the heads of their children. those 28 workers who perished on this day 25 years ago wanted nothing more than those simple opportunities that should be guaranteed in the united states of america, the greatest nation in the history of the world. in protecting workplace safety, we have an agency called the occupational safety and health administration, known as osha, and it is charged by this congr
we went first to the site and then to city hall and then to lay a wreath at the memorial for the 28 workers who were killed on this day 25 years ago. lambian crevment is ground zero for worker safety. and i rise today to talk about all who have been injured or lost their lives because of unsafe work conditions. lanbiance plaza was a tragedy. it was the result of an employer cutting corners to put profits above safety. it was an voidable tragedy. one of the task that we've as public officials is...
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-- the loss of electricity can bring businesses, cities, and entire regions to a standstill." end of quote from president obama. these fears are not speculative. they are not theoretical. they are based on existing facts and existing vulnerabilities. consider, if you will, this recent story in "the washington post" that detailed how a young man living an ocean away used his computer to hack into the control panel of a small town water utility in texas. it took him just ten minutes and required no special tools or training, and the utility had no idea of what had happened until the hacker posted screen shots of his exploit online as a warning of how vulnerable all of us are. imagine if terrorists decided to target a string of small utilities across the united states and either cut off freshwater or dump raw sewage into our lakes, rivers and streams. we will have an environmental economic disaster on our hands, but this is a real possibility. this brings me to my second point, mr. president. we really need to act and act now. the challenge of cybersecurity has been studied for a
-- the loss of electricity can bring businesses, cities, and entire regions to a standstill." end of quote from president obama. these fears are not speculative. they are not theoretical. they are based on existing facts and existing vulnerabilities. consider, if you will, this recent story in "the washington post" that detailed how a young man living an ocean away used his computer to hack into the control panel of a small town water utility in texas. it took him just ten...
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and that should dominate the economic indiana cities and countries around the world for long periods to come. that's why this debate we're going to have is so important to the shape is going to be so important. >> i want to ask the last question, this gentleman here has had his hand up and i would just ask the audience, when secretary geithner finishes his answer, if you could remain seated while the leaves the auditorium, thanks. >> thank you for your comments. i wanted to follow up on your opening comment that you said that debt levels in the u.s. were down. i would also like to follow up on mr. feinberg, i believe, question about mortgages. when you are talking about the treasury and mortgage debt, you talked about what you hoped would transpire going forward in the short term, but you also said there were other things that you were research department was looking at. the imf research department has looked at the issue of debt restructuring, and your treasury department has looked at it. do you do, besides mortgage debt, that credit card debt, personal debt, student loan debt, nee
and that should dominate the economic indiana cities and countries around the world for long periods to come. that's why this debate we're going to have is so important to the shape is going to be so important. >> i want to ask the last question, this gentleman here has had his hand up and i would just ask the audience, when secretary geithner finishes his answer, if you could remain seated while the leaves the auditorium, thanks. >> thank you for your comments. i wanted to follow...
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we know from different stores is and the city after the city was captured by armed elements, murderers and beatings began. the country of ambassador this polluted. civilians say and then session of the mission the week pollution that in parallel with the dignity that must be connect to it between defiance in the political process is so. we enjoyed not only to support our arab friends, but also unnecessary of us is to criticize her inconsistent teeth. we made no secret we believe the decision to suspend the membership of damascus in the leak and impose sanctions was safe. we think the lake's position with respect to the mission could be more current. on one leg of the cats continued mission. on the other some have begun withdrawing observer. we are concerned with the recent decision on suspension of the recognition. this is going to loosen up a can violence as well as some thing which was viewed on a saudi tv station was a religious leader giving his blessing. we think the work of the mission in the near future shift to new with the relevant support from all sides. a particular importan
we know from different stores is and the city after the city was captured by armed elements, murderers and beatings began. the country of ambassador this polluted. civilians say and then session of the mission the week pollution that in parallel with the dignity that must be connect to it between defiance in the political process is so. we enjoyed not only to support our arab friends, but also unnecessary of us is to criticize her inconsistent teeth. we made no secret we believe the decision to...
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if the american people can share in sacrifice in our cities, counties and states all over this country, as they're already doing in my home state of delaware, then republicans and democrats have to show that we too can come together and find a way to compromise. mr. president, it's time we recognize the sobering reality that if we're going to plug the hole in our national balance sheets, if we're going to avoid the fate of europe, and it is a really, really big hole in the bottom of america's balance sheet, while still continuing to investment in our future and in the strength and promise and opportunity for our families we have to find, i think, a more responsible and more fair balanced between spending cuts and revenue increases. we simply cannot achieve the level of savings we need through spending cuts alone. drastic cuts, dramatic cuts, across-the-board cuts violate our very values and will drive down the possibility of recovery and growth in the future. spending cuts must be a central part of the solution to our budget problem, but the fact is revenue must also play a meaningful
if the american people can share in sacrifice in our cities, counties and states all over this country, as they're already doing in my home state of delaware, then republicans and democrats have to show that we too can come together and find a way to compromise. mr. president, it's time we recognize the sobering reality that if we're going to plug the hole in our national balance sheets, if we're going to avoid the fate of europe, and it is a really, really big hole in the bottom of america's...
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the nationally recognized expert on gang reduction has been working with the city and the mayor to get their votes on the council has been problematic but he spent very aggressive trying to get activities, prevention and early intervention focus in this city and the main strategy iran such drugs, and they were doing all enforcement part after they messed up, and particularly the sheriff has been very active in working in the jail to make sure people get an education so they don't come back after. the mayor has been aggressive in the early intervention come and the superintendent of the school has had a very aggressive dropout prevention initiative to deal with people increase on the graduation rate. there was a high correlation between dropping out of school and future likelihood of crime and to the extent tuthill you can get people to stay in school and the work force, you have a significant reduction in crime, particularly drug abuse. >> host: democrat of virginia sits on the judiciary committee. our topic is the supreme court taking up this issue of their sentencing for crack cocain
the nationally recognized expert on gang reduction has been working with the city and the mayor to get their votes on the council has been problematic but he spent very aggressive trying to get activities, prevention and early intervention focus in this city and the main strategy iran such drugs, and they were doing all enforcement part after they messed up, and particularly the sheriff has been very active in working in the jail to make sure people get an education so they don't come back...
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in rhode island, we have projects like highway 95, where it comes through the city of providence. it comes through as a bridge. it is a raised highway. if you go underneath that bridge to, say, drive into the back spwrepbs of the -- entrance of the providence place mall or to look where the highway goes over the amtrak rails that connect the northeast corridor, what do you see? you see wooden blanks that have been laid between the beams so that the highway falling in doesn't land on cars underneath, doesn't land on amtrak trains or train tracks underneath. this is a project that needs to be rebuilt. it needs to be rebuilt now. it is connected to where state routes 6 and 10 come in and connect to 95. you go under state route 6 and state route 10, as senator reid and i did recently with the mayor of providence and with the transportation director, and you see that those highways are propped up by wooden supports. you see that pieces of the metal infrastructure have crumbled and fallen off on to the ground. this is highway work that needs doing. this is not bridges to nowhere. every
in rhode island, we have projects like highway 95, where it comes through the city of providence. it comes through as a bridge. it is a raised highway. if you go underneath that bridge to, say, drive into the back spwrepbs of the -- entrance of the providence place mall or to look where the highway goes over the amtrak rails that connect the northeast corridor, what do you see? you see wooden blanks that have been laid between the beams so that the highway falling in doesn't land on cars...
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on the cities and custody of the justice department. but if he's going to be released, homeland security is a real role to play in the department of homeland security and appears they do not answer the question about whether or not there's any intention at any time to release. >> i know of no such intention. >> you can feel secretary napolitano's congressional testimony from today tonight at 10:10 eastern here on c-span 2. also on capitol hill today, treasury secretary tim geithner testified before the house financial services committee. he said the government is looking into interest rate manipulation by british banks during the 2008 financial crisis. >> mr. secretary, is widely reported that she discovered in 2007 at the world's biggest banks were manipulating libor. your recommendations made in may 2008 the following year indicated your recognition that there was an incentive to this reporter. that obviously raises substantial questions about the honesty of the libor submissions and the presence of fraud. wendy ju alert the u.s. trea
on the cities and custody of the justice department. but if he's going to be released, homeland security is a real role to play in the department of homeland security and appears they do not answer the question about whether or not there's any intention at any time to release. >> i know of no such intention. >> you can feel secretary napolitano's congressional testimony from today tonight at 10:10 eastern here on c-span 2. also on capitol hill today, treasury secretary tim geithner...
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he was killed in action in vietnam in 19 cities and come and we mean the award for him about 10 or 15 years ago. presenting this award is major cummings, the reserve officers association national chaplain. accompanied by chaplain colonel christina mueller, united states army reserve command, command chaplain, and the reverend ron ruffled, the endorser of the chaplain of the year with the international ministerial fellowship. this award is given annually for extraordinary contribution to the welfare, moral, morale and effectiveness of the military reserve services. chaplain karen hallett served the 411th engineer brigade as the brigade chaplain. originally enlisted in the army in 1983, enlisted in the army, went on to graduate from the united states military academy in 1988. chaplain hallett is an ordained and licensed nondenominational minister of the gospel, with credentials and endorsements from international ministerial fellowship, minneapolis, minnesota. she has more than 20 years administered to an missionary experience, which in addition to military service as a chaplain include
he was killed in action in vietnam in 19 cities and come and we mean the award for him about 10 or 15 years ago. presenting this award is major cummings, the reserve officers association national chaplain. accompanied by chaplain colonel christina mueller, united states army reserve command, command chaplain, and the reverend ron ruffled, the endorser of the chaplain of the year with the international ministerial fellowship. this award is given annually for extraordinary contribution to the...
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bonhoeffer was a great theologian but he decided in the midst of the and a great theologian he wanted to get ordained as a lutheran pastor. and then one day at age 24 he went to america to spend a year in new york city where i live with my wife and daughter and he went to study at union theological seminary but one day a fellow student named frank fisher, an african-american from alabama invited bonhoeffer to harlem to a church called abyssinian baptist church. bonhoeffer went with him and for the first time in his life in that church he saw something that was clearly not phony religion. he saw people worshiping a living god, people who understood suffering and whose worship was real. bonhoeffer said in new york and america he did not hear the gospel proclaimed. he visited many churches. he did not hear the gospel proclaimed except in his words in the negro churches. that was the only place he saw the true gospel. he saw true faith leaders the living faith, people living it, preaching the gospel of jesus bleecker living the gospel of these is. he saw this among the suffering in harlem
bonhoeffer was a great theologian but he decided in the midst of the and a great theologian he wanted to get ordained as a lutheran pastor. and then one day at age 24 he went to america to spend a year in new york city where i live with my wife and daughter and he went to study at union theological seminary but one day a fellow student named frank fisher, an african-american from alabama invited bonhoeffer to harlem to a church called abyssinian baptist church. bonhoeffer went with him and for...
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the mayors of three of the nation's largest cities -- new york, chicago and los angeles -- wrote to the senate. they urged us to pass vawa reauthorization. we've heard from 47 state attorneys general, republican and democratic alike, urging senate pessage of this legislation. -- senate passage of this legislation. and that's because they recognize this federal law is meaningful and that this reauthorization addresses the ongoing unmet needs of victims in their states. and i ask at the conclusion of my remarks, mr. president, i ask consent that these letters be placed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: and, in fact, today i was advised by bruce cohen in my office that we've received the statement of administrative position. it's a very strong statement from the white house and a strong statement in support of the violence against women reauthorization act. and i ask consent that be placed, the statement, in the record at the end of my remarks. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: so i'm -- i'm glad that we're finally moving to this. you kn
the mayors of three of the nation's largest cities -- new york, chicago and los angeles -- wrote to the senate. they urged us to pass vawa reauthorization. we've heard from 47 state attorneys general, republican and democratic alike, urging senate pessage of this legislation. -- senate passage of this legislation. and that's because they recognize this federal law is meaningful and that this reauthorization addresses the ongoing unmet needs of victims in their states. and i ask at the...
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on cooking classes for employees in the kansas city region and 270,000-dollar awards ceremony where taxpayers paid for gsa employees to beat on drums. into many parts gsa has become an agency out of control. acting administrator tangherlini has shown he understands this and agrees and is working on new procedures directly for the approval of -- and has canceled 47 conferences determined to be questionable. these changes have saved the taxpayers over $11 million. he has also strengthened the chief financial officer's authority over gsa's regional offices, which i strongly endorse and has cut 85% of senior executive bonuses. today mr. tangherlini will report on his review of gsa to get the agency back on track to fulfill its core mission as i've described it. gsa inspector general is here with us today. he is a real hero in this story and has worked uncovering the flagrant and inexcusable spending by some gsa employees. today he will help us understand how these scandals fit into the agencies overarching management problems. i was struck by the enormous award to the whistleblower of o
on cooking classes for employees in the kansas city region and 270,000-dollar awards ceremony where taxpayers paid for gsa employees to beat on drums. into many parts gsa has become an agency out of control. acting administrator tangherlini has shown he understands this and agrees and is working on new procedures directly for the approval of -- and has canceled 47 conferences determined to be questionable. these changes have saved the taxpayers over $11 million. he has also strengthened the...
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social advancement of the city. in legislative life, by contrast, we are responsible for positions expressed through votes, cosponsorships, interviews and other means. it takes courage to declare dozens or even hundreds of positions and stand for office knowing that with each position, you are displeasing some group of voters. but we do our country a disservice if we mistake the act of taking positions for governance. they are not the same thing. governance requires adaptation to shifting circumstances. it often requires finding common ground with americans who have a different vision than your own. it requires leaders who believe, like edmond burke, that their first responsibility to their constituents is to apply their best judgment. it is possible to be elected and reelected again and again and gain prominence in the senate while giving very little thought to governance. one can even gain considerable notoriety by devoting one's career to the political aspects of a senator's job; namely, promoting the party line,
social advancement of the city. in legislative life, by contrast, we are responsible for positions expressed through votes, cosponsorships, interviews and other means. it takes courage to declare dozens or even hundreds of positions and stand for office knowing that with each position, you are displeasing some group of voters. but we do our country a disservice if we mistake the act of taking positions for governance. they are not the same thing. governance requires adaptation to shifting...
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>> again city and of the facts. i'm happy to try to up as soon. >> that soon orders possibility do they have? >> i think you have it exactly right. the trustees of the 41 plans in which they participate our creditors. as it happens, hostess has a single employer plan. on the multi employer side we are not the creditors. we're a step removed from it. >> they stop making the contribution? >> i don't know. let me find out. >> if they did? >> that depends on what their legal obligations are in bankruptcy. >> what about before they get to a bankruptcy? >> if they fail to make contributions beforehand -- >> the contractual obligation a people and the union to pay with the union has designated as $4 some change per hour. plus not making their employer contributions, what obligation is it for the multi player plan to step in and do some enforcement, do something about that? before things go belly up. >> i think the me step back. when under bankruptcy -- >> your not in bankruptcy yet. before -- >> hostess has been in bankrup
>> again city and of the facts. i'm happy to try to up as soon. >> that soon orders possibility do they have? >> i think you have it exactly right. the trustees of the 41 plans in which they participate our creditors. as it happens, hostess has a single employer plan. on the multi employer side we are not the creditors. we're a step removed from it. >> they stop making the contribution? >> i don't know. let me find out. >> if they did? >> that depends...
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council of veterans organizations and served as mayor and city councilman of the city of linview, kentucky. over the years i've had the great fortune of working with carl on a number of issues to ensure our nation's veterans receive the care and the benefits that they deserve. so, mr. president, i want to congratulate carlkaylynn -- carl kaylin. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i wasn't planning on making a statement today. i thought we should have left the time for people debating these votes that will occur at 11:00. there will be a half-hour to debate agoa-burma sanctions. whatever time will be left over it will be whatever time is left over for the debate on the motion to proceed to -- i'm sorry. the cloture vote. is that right? the presiding officer: that is correct. mr. reid: well, mr. president, my friend's statement -- we'll talk about cybersecurity in a minute, but let's just talk about his continual harangue against the president of the united states. underscore all this, mr. president, with what my friend, the republican leader has s
council of veterans organizations and served as mayor and city councilman of the city of linview, kentucky. over the years i've had the great fortune of working with carl on a number of issues to ensure our nation's veterans receive the care and the benefits that they deserve. so, mr. president, i want to congratulate carlkaylynn -- carl kaylin. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i wasn't planning on making a statement today. i thought we should have...
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same way they apply to the rest of the country. but the stock act applies only to insider trade. very important but that's only a small part of this city's problem. senator merkley and i proposing putting the people's interest first, an amendment to the stock act, it would require all senators and their senior staffs, probably legislative director, most --, direct, their chief of staff, all senators and senior staff subject to financial disclosure, top-paid people to sell individual stocks, divest themselves of individual stocks that create conflicts of interest or place all of those individual stock investments in blind trust. no one is required to avoid equities, could still invest in mutual funds, broad-based mutual funds or exchange rated funds. this rule would be similar -- we've already done had this in a limited way here. similar to steps already taken to address financial conflicts of interest. senate ethics rule 37.7 requires committee staff making more than $25,000 a year to, quote, divest himself or herself of any substa
same way they apply to the rest of the country. but the stock act applies only to insider trade. very important but that's only a small part of this city's problem. senator merkley and i proposing putting the people's interest first, an amendment to the stock act, it would require all senators and their senior staffs, probably legislative director, most --, direct, their chief of staff, all senators and senior staff subject to financial disclosure, top-paid people to sell individual stocks,...
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you see, the sill congress valley may have given us the semiconductor, but new york city, in my opinion, will be the birthplace of the next great generation of internet giants. new york entrepreneurs started foursquare and tumbler, etsi and kick-starter code academy is straining the next generation of entrepreneurs. venture capital is flocking to new york to help these start-ups. for the first time we're getting engineers and scientist whose want to be in new york. and we're still not at the level of silicon valley but we're probably number two in the country in this regard. like all new yorkers we want to be number one at some point. what's more, mr. president, the existing internet giants -- facebook and going to and twitter -- have all opened major offices in new york city. google has over 3,000 people i was proud to be at the opening of facebook and they're so happy with their office, they're expanding its role already. these companies know the talent and energy that are unique to new york, and they do not want to miss out on the next great idea that, as i said, is likely to come fr
you see, the sill congress valley may have given us the semiconductor, but new york city, in my opinion, will be the birthplace of the next great generation of internet giants. new york entrepreneurs started foursquare and tumbler, etsi and kick-starter code academy is straining the next generation of entrepreneurs. venture capital is flocking to new york to help these start-ups. for the first time we're getting engineers and scientist whose want to be in new york. and we're still not at the...
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durbin: chicagoans were asked to identify the one asset in the city of chicago that meant the most for them. lake michigan is a primary source of drink being water for more than 10 million people, not just in my state but in wisconsin, indiana, and michigan. it supports a million -- a multimillion-dollar fishing industry foreign the local industry, and it's beautiful. it is a recreational asset for swimming, kayaking, boating or just taking a walk along the beach. it is just a gorgeous lake. i always look forward to getting up to the chicago. we have a condo that overlooks lake michigan that i consider to be a great place to sit and just look at this beautiful lake and what happens on it whith a drinking a cup of coffee in the morning or a glass of wine in the evening. but, unfortunately, the health of our great lake michigan is threatened every summer when a coal-burning fe ferry boat dumps tons of coal into the lake all summer long. meet the s.s. badger. many people have fond memories of this boat steaming from ludington, michigan. but they need to be reminded of one thing. the s.s.
durbin: chicagoans were asked to identify the one asset in the city of chicago that meant the most for them. lake michigan is a primary source of drink being water for more than 10 million people, not just in my state but in wisconsin, indiana, and michigan. it supports a million -- a multimillion-dollar fishing industry foreign the local industry, and it's beautiful. it is a recreational asset for swimming, kayaking, boating or just taking a walk along the beach. it is just a gorgeous lake. i...
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it's not as if you can get in your car and drive to the city and see if you can get to costco. it doesn't happen. there's no roatdz in and out of queetluck. a gallon of milk costs $30. if you can find it. as a mom who has boys who go through laundry, i'm always looking to see what people are paying for laundry detergent. in venatai, a 100-ounce bottle of tide goes for $43.50. i had my interns do price comparison on tide. powdered tide, 56-ounces in ank reggie, $9.98, a little bit higher than what you pay in washington. washington is about nine bucks. but in ragoon that same box of tide is $18.33. in barrow, it's $22. in mcgrath it's $21. in bethel it's $21. so when we talk, mr. president, about increasing the prices in alaska, 8%, 10%, 12%, possibly 25%, when you're a mom buying a box of tide and you're already paying $43, 8% starts to add up real quick. when you are trying to buy a bag of sugar so that you can make the food put up the jam for the winter, and you're paying $17.25 in queethluk, i think it's fair to say we're saying we're paying attention to cost increases. e.p.a
it's not as if you can get in your car and drive to the city and see if you can get to costco. it doesn't happen. there's no roatdz in and out of queetluck. a gallon of milk costs $30. if you can find it. as a mom who has boys who go through laundry, i'm always looking to see what people are paying for laundry detergent. in venatai, a 100-ounce bottle of tide goes for $43.50. i had my interns do price comparison on tide. powdered tide, 56-ounces in ank reggie, $9.98, a little bit higher than...
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during an interview, the president was doing with a local news reporter from sioux city, iowa, the president actually was surprised to learn that his health care law is hurting small businesses. it is certainly hurting small businesses all across the country. he was surprised to learn of that. well, the news doesn't come as a shock to most americans. it definitely caught president obama off guard. here's what happened. the iowa reporter told the president that one business in iowa needed to close shop, move the jobs back to wisconsin because of the president's health care law. the president's response to the reporter i found troubling. president obama said, "yeah, that would be kind of hard to explain because the only folks," the president said "that have been kpwabgtd in terms of the health care -- that have been impacted because of the health care bill are insurance companies." the president said the only folks, the only folks that have been impacted in terms of the health care bill are insurance companies. that, mr. president, is why i continue to come to the floor with a doctor's second
during an interview, the president was doing with a local news reporter from sioux city, iowa, the president actually was surprised to learn that his health care law is hurting small businesses. it is certainly hurting small businesses all across the country. he was surprised to learn of that. well, the news doesn't come as a shock to most americans. it definitely caught president obama off guard. here's what happened. the iowa reporter told the president that one business in iowa needed to...
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there are people in the city that are hoping the issue of colonel weeks the investigation will go away. it will not go away. we continue to press a simple and adequate investigation and we hope that by partisanship will prevail in the independent counsel will be afforded. it is announced yesterday the polygraph [inaudible] with. >> i think they are important and i would point out that the professionals in the intelligence community, not political appointees are besides themselves. they are just distraught because of the the trail of things like the inside informant the ponder where bomber the doctor that obviously has been in pakistan has been just sentenced to 33 years about the team six and other methodologies which compromises with their ability to carry out future missions from so the professionals that are outraged and and the director of national intelligence believes that his realm of authority this is the best and most that he can do is increasing the polygraphs and the checks on information that may have been leaked an independent counsel to look at how all this happened. >> t
there are people in the city that are hoping the issue of colonel weeks the investigation will go away. it will not go away. we continue to press a simple and adequate investigation and we hope that by partisanship will prevail in the independent counsel will be afforded. it is announced yesterday the polygraph [inaudible] with. >> i think they are important and i would point out that the professionals in the intelligence community, not political appointees are besides themselves. they...
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we could get that electricity to the city centers that need it, and if we keep the wind production tax credit in place. what i wanted to talk about in particular, north dakota has a couple of manufacturing facilities that are there. in the late 1990's, l.m. glass fiber opened a facility in grand forks which is in eastern north dakota, close to the border of minnesota. they produce wind turbine blades there. a few years ago d.m.i. industries, a company that manufactures the towers, opened a factory in west fargo. that's also in eastern north dakota and south of grand forks over here on the minnesota border as well. these wind turbines -- and the presiding officer knows this -- are magnificent machines. they sit on towers that in some cases are 100 meters tall. the wind blades themselves are like aircraft wings, in a cell that sits on top of the tower where the gear box and all the technology is. these are very technical, very complicated, very sophisticated machines, and manufacturing them brings out american greatness. so these are two -- the point i'm making are these are two importan
we could get that electricity to the city centers that need it, and if we keep the wind production tax credit in place. what i wanted to talk about in particular, north dakota has a couple of manufacturing facilities that are there. in the late 1990's, l.m. glass fiber opened a facility in grand forks which is in eastern north dakota, close to the border of minnesota. they produce wind turbine blades there. a few years ago d.m.i. industries, a company that manufactures the towers, opened a...
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they could contaminate the water supply in major cities or shut down the power grid across large parts of the country." that's not science fiction. that's not an alarmist. that's the secretary of defense of the united states, leon panetta, issuing a warning based on what anybody who works in this field knows is reality. and, madam president, if you think about it, in recent weeks we've watched again one section of our country -- in this case the northeast, including my own state of connecticut -- hit by hurricane sandy and then a follow-on nor'easter storm, losing power in some sections -- parts of new york, certainly new jersey hit harder than connecticut but we were hit pretty hard ourselves. but losing power, some still are without power, and this is the third week since the hurricane. this is exactly the kind of dislocation and suffering that would occur if an enemy cyber attacked america's electric power system. it's why we need to at least vote to take this bill up now with a sense of urgency in this session. time's not on our side. we have to act. madam president, the elections
they could contaminate the water supply in major cities or shut down the power grid across large parts of the country." that's not science fiction. that's not an alarmist. that's the secretary of defense of the united states, leon panetta, issuing a warning based on what anybody who works in this field knows is reality. and, madam president, if you think about it, in recent weeks we've watched again one section of our country -- in this case the northeast, including my own state of...
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where you have pennsylvania, ohio, and the whole rust belt all investing together instead of the way things typically are where it's a particular state or a particular, a particular state or a particular city looking for that. so i think considering that we tested that we've seen there's enough interest that 30 partnerships would apply for the. that bush is i think the promise of the strategy which has been used in germany of these national manufacturing innovation hubs. and i think that is something that we are going to look to promote in a second term. >> thank you. paul friedman with every child matters. we are very, i applaud you for your comments about not having is fighting against money for children versus money for research and other vital needs. so the question is where do we find more revenue? and have you considered taxes on stock transfers, stock transactions or other kind of innovative, carbon tax, other kind of approaches were we can find new revenue so that will be possible for us to not fight amongst ourselves for resources? >> well, it's going to shock you for you an
where you have pennsylvania, ohio, and the whole rust belt all investing together instead of the way things typically are where it's a particular state or a particular, a particular state or a particular city looking for that. so i think considering that we tested that we've seen there's enough interest that 30 partnerships would apply for the. that bush is i think the promise of the strategy which has been used in germany of these national manufacturing innovation hubs. and i think that is...
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afghan government the briefing room to help build up the elfgin security forces city can take security lead in the country. the policy, not just the administration and the united states but nato is for that transfer to full of insecurity to take place by the end of 2014 that is a policy decision made that in lisbon and what has been clear ever since and which would the president made clear in his speech in june is we will be evaluating the transition and how it takes place, the sloth and pace of a drawdown of the forces and the transfer of territory to the afghan security forces along the way. so it is certainly our goal. we -- leges unlike some folks, the president does not believe that u.s. troops should stay in afghanistan for the sake of staying. they should stay there to fulfill their mission and then he will bring them home and so i think within the context of the transfer by the end of 2014 it is certainly possible and if possible therefore desirable to have that transition take place earlier. but it is not an announcement of a new policy. >> yes, leslie. last one. >> you mentio
afghan government the briefing room to help build up the elfgin security forces city can take security lead in the country. the policy, not just the administration and the united states but nato is for that transfer to full of insecurity to take place by the end of 2014 that is a policy decision made that in lisbon and what has been clear ever since and which would the president made clear in his speech in june is we will be evaluating the transition and how it takes place, the sloth and pace...
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we have all the money in the banks, but the banks have the money out on tails in new york city at the park, and we're losing the money, and we wonder why. nobody's protected or it's not well-protected. our intellectual property is not well-protected, and we could do better protecting it. step one is take the steps to do that m i think what the department is doing, and you asked for authorities that would need legislation -- i think those are in the legislation. what the department is doing with the authorities we already have is maturing the standing rules of engagement that allows us to stop some of the exploits as they are going on. we can do that with the risk, and those are things we can do. stop them in process. for example, we saw an add veer sorry i -- adversary trying to take three gig bits, a lot of information from the defense contractors. we saw that in foreign space. the issue was now we had to work in human space to reach out to them to say they are trying to steal something from you, you got to stop it. there's got to be a better way to do that because that's almost like
we have all the money in the banks, but the banks have the money out on tails in new york city at the park, and we're losing the money, and we wonder why. nobody's protected or it's not well-protected. our intellectual property is not well-protected, and we could do better protecting it. step one is take the steps to do that m i think what the department is doing, and you asked for authorities that would need legislation -- i think those are in the legislation. what the department is doing with...
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the lights in the city of new york. that was the exercise we went through. god forbid it would ever occur but they said when you turn out the lights in a major american city like new york, terrible things happen. not only does the traffic signals stop and lights don't go on at night and the new york stock exchange isn't operating, hospitals are on emergency generators and problems start popping up in every single direction, water purification, the pumps that keep the subway system under the city of new york going so that the subway tunnels aren't flooded, all of these things on top of one another while this tragedy is occurring, the people in our government are trying to figure out what happened. and how do we put things back into place and get them moving again. that was one example. there was another example. it was an exmple at one of our defense research laboratories. top secret. nobody can get in. right? and they told us the example -- i don't tell you the it the state where it was located, they told us an example
the lights in the city of new york. that was the exercise we went through. god forbid it would ever occur but they said when you turn out the lights in a major american city like new york, terrible things happen. not only does the traffic signals stop and lights don't go on at night and the new york stock exchange isn't operating, hospitals are on emergency generators and problems start popping up in every single direction, water purification, the pumps that keep the subway system under the...
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an oath to live by the law, to harm no one, to follow the common laws of the city and to come to its defense. it's a social contract, taken in public in front of everyone which is a good way by the way to avoid free rider problems. it's the whole that problem, we say let's all come together. the truce of god movement organized by the church at about the same time about a general diminution in random violence, an honor-based violence in europe by having the parish priests go out, organize the people in the parish and say, let's come together. let's all agree not to engage in homicidal mayhem. okay, sometimes but not on faith-based, not -- faith stays and not on sunday. could we all agree to that? and all of you who don't agree, that is cool. you stand over there. we would like to know who you are. that is a very powerful incentive. if everyone isn't on it maybe i will curb my homicidal mayhem as well. and this does bring about a general diminution in this kind of honor-based mayhem and violence. so there are robust social contracts throughout history. there are also exclusive written
an oath to live by the law, to harm no one, to follow the common laws of the city and to come to its defense. it's a social contract, taken in public in front of everyone which is a good way by the way to avoid free rider problems. it's the whole that problem, we say let's all come together. the truce of god movement organized by the church at about the same time about a general diminution in random violence, an honor-based violence in europe by having the parish priests go out, organize the...
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a city or group of cities and take out that capacity so the planes are flying in the dark and it will fly into each other and kill a lot of people and people have to understand that. rail switching and networks are hacked causing trains which carry toxic materials through major cities. could be a massive explosion from that. we are on the brink of similar happening is. that is one of our problems. in getting legislation passed. let me just close by saying i was on the intelligence committee during time leading up to 2001 and the world was rife with reports of people coming in and going out of our country. dots here and there that appeared to be connected but were not quite sure. all of that was up there? what about the closing of the osama bin laden unit? all of that was there and the national security apparatus, working very hard on that. they took us seriously but didn't get deep enough because it was a new phenomenon. we're in a similar situation. it is already with us. more obvious than the lead up to 2,011 was. we have to act. we do not have the luxury of waiting to see and devel
a city or group of cities and take out that capacity so the planes are flying in the dark and it will fly into each other and kill a lot of people and people have to understand that. rail switching and networks are hacked causing trains which carry toxic materials through major cities. could be a massive explosion from that. we are on the brink of similar happening is. that is one of our problems. in getting legislation passed. let me just close by saying i was on the intelligence committee...
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do you agree that the inspector general should conduct the full scope investigation to determine if this is a cultural problem routinely occurring in additional cities instead of just reviewing question number two fall and complete access to the secret service investigation as far as you know it's not been a quattro issue. and to enact tears don't you think we are to make sense before david and the last two and half years were going back now and they've gone back even further at this point. in terms of the ig's involvement and supervision of the investigation investing these questions. we have an mla with the ig with the ig service that in these kinds of cases, whether it's alleged misconduct, they actually commit a meaning the ig supervisory investigation, but they use investigatory resources at the service. that is how we manage this one and i believe the ig has been with the direct. during the congressional briefings to confirm that point. so we expect the ig should be conducting a full investigation. >> on another matter, dealing with cybersecurity, specifically one cybersecurity pro
do you agree that the inspector general should conduct the full scope investigation to determine if this is a cultural problem routinely occurring in additional cities instead of just reviewing question number two fall and complete access to the secret service investigation as far as you know it's not been a quattro issue. and to enact tears don't you think we are to make sense before david and the last two and half years were going back now and they've gone back even further at this point. in...
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we opened one of the first shelters in the country in 1974 and the city of duluth was the first is he to require its police officers to make arrests in domestic violence cases. i've learned about a unique domestic violence court that sterns county -- that's the area around saint cloud -- has implementing flown vawa grants. the partnership, which involves trained people from all levels of the criminal justice system, has allowed 58% of the victim participants to separate from their abusers. washington county relies on cutting-edge research to provide direction for officers to take appropriate action when responding to domestic violence calls. it's the only program of its kind in the entire country. these are the kind of innovative initiatives from law enforcement that's especially critical to combating violence and are directly a result of that domestic violence against women act that we have worked so hard to pass in past years in this congress. i want to stress just how crucial it is that we get this bill signed into law. we've made a lot of progress over the years and we've been abl
we opened one of the first shelters in the country in 1974 and the city of duluth was the first is he to require its police officers to make arrests in domestic violence cases. i've learned about a unique domestic violence court that sterns county -- that's the area around saint cloud -- has implementing flown vawa grants. the partnership, which involves trained people from all levels of the criminal justice system, has allowed 58% of the victim participants to separate from their abusers....
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attention of "the new york times." a "new york times" sports writer, in fact, joe drape, a reporter, moved his family from new york city to smith center, kansas, and lived there for an entire school year to chronicle the team's achievements and to write about the community. he tells their story in his best-selling book called "our boys: a perfect season on the plains." there are many reasons for this team's success that would bring a "new york times" reporter to this small town, but i think the community of smith center would agree with me that perhaps the greatest reason behind their success is their head coach, coach roger barda. the coach's 323 victories place him among the top five coaches in all-time kansas football on the list of wins. and in 2007, he was named the gator-aid national coach of the year. but this season, after 35 years of coaching, coach barda announced he was ready to hang up his whistle and retire. i had the opportunity to participate in several pregame flips of the coin with coach barda and his
attention of "the new york times." a "new york times" sports writer, in fact, joe drape, a reporter, moved his family from new york city to smith center, kansas, and lived there for an entire school year to chronicle the team's achievements and to write about the community. he tells their story in his best-selling book called "our boys: a perfect season on the plains." there are many reasons for this team's success that would bring a "new york times"...
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the larger cities outside the tribal regions. we're concerned about dr. afridi's safety. we're concerned about imprisoning him for life, for helping america. we're also concerned about american taxpayers' money being taken from hardworking americans and sent to a country that seems to disrespect us. i'm all for cooperation with pakistan. i hope they will continue to work with us, but you shouldn't have to buy your friends. we just gave them an extra $1 billion, and yet they continue to disrespect us by holding this man in prison. i'm very concerned about his safety. i'm concerned that his appeal was not heard today, that his trial was canceled. and next week, if we don't have answers on his trial, we will be here on the floor until i get a vote on whether or not we should continue sending money to pakistan while they owed him. it is a very important issue for americans, and i hope all across america people are going to ask themselves and call their senators and say, you know what, i'm not so sure we should send our hard-earned do
the larger cities outside the tribal regions. we're concerned about dr. afridi's safety. we're concerned about imprisoning him for life, for helping america. we're also concerned about american taxpayers' money being taken from hardworking americans and sent to a country that seems to disrespect us. i'm all for cooperation with pakistan. i hope they will continue to work with us, but you shouldn't have to buy your friends. we just gave them an extra $1 billion, and yet they continue to...
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he knows what it's like to walk the streets in some of our city's poorest neighborhoods, because he has lived there and what it's like to take a subway or a bus just to find a fresh piece of fruit in a grocery store. he knows what it's like to wonder where he will ever be able to afford a college education or decent health care and he knows what it's like to be judged, not on your merits or your talents, but because of where you come from, what your name is, or even what you look like. one of the saddest things i see in the neighborhoods i work in every day at hud, in too many communities, you can predict the life expectancy of a child by the zip code they grow up in. and do you know what the president says? not in america. while i am president of the united states, not while i have the power to change that future. [applause] and i have seen that commitment up close and personal. i haven't seen him fight for hud's budget because he believes in an america where we don't leave families earning $10,000 a year to fend for themselves. i've seen him provide troubled cities like detroit, memph
he knows what it's like to walk the streets in some of our city's poorest neighborhoods, because he has lived there and what it's like to take a subway or a bus just to find a fresh piece of fruit in a grocery store. he knows what it's like to wonder where he will ever be able to afford a college education or decent health care and he knows what it's like to be judged, not on your merits or your talents, but because of where you come from, what your name is, or even what you look like. one of...
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there are people in this city who are hoping the issue of criminal leaks of classified information will go away. we're here today to say that it will not go away. we continue to press or -- for a sincible and adequate investigation and we hope that bipartisanship will prevail and a special independent counsel will be appointed. >> senator mccain, there was mention of what was announced yesterday, the polygraphs -- do you think those steps were sufficient and what's your opinion? >> no. but i think they're important, and i would point out that the professionals in the intelligence community, not the plate cal appointees, are beside themselves. they're just distraught because of the betrayal of things like the inside informant in the underwear -- latest underwear bomber. the doctor that obviously has just been -- in pakistan that was sentenced to 33 years. the information about seal team six and other methodology which compromises their ability to carry out future missions. so the professionals are outraged, and i know that the director of national intelligence believes that within his re
there are people in this city who are hoping the issue of criminal leaks of classified information will go away. we're here today to say that it will not go away. we continue to press or -- for a sincible and adequate investigation and we hope that bipartisanship will prevail and a special independent counsel will be appointed. >> senator mccain, there was mention of what was announced yesterday, the polygraphs -- do you think those steps were sufficient and what's your opinion? >>...
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the security of our cities is connected to the security of small hamlets in afghanistan, pakistan and yemen and somalia. our cost of living, the safety of our food, the value of the things we invent are just a few examples of everyday aspects of our lives that are directly related to events abroad and make it impossible for us to focus only on our issues here at home. the next question i'm asked then is why doesn't someone else lead for a change? why do we always have to be taking care of the problems of the world? isn't it time for someone else to step up? and i always begin my answer to that question, with a question of my own. if we start doing less, who is going to do more? for example a world order like china, at least as we know china right now, was the leading power disposed of the political and economic aspirations of other nations as we are? i still have hope that behind the curtain of secrecy that fails the chinese faith that there are voices that advocate for the peaceful and responsible rise of that nation, voices that reject the idea of a global power is the zero-sum game
the security of our cities is connected to the security of small hamlets in afghanistan, pakistan and yemen and somalia. our cost of living, the safety of our food, the value of the things we invent are just a few examples of everyday aspects of our lives that are directly related to events abroad and make it impossible for us to focus only on our issues here at home. the next question i'm asked then is why doesn't someone else lead for a change? why do we always have to be taking care of the...
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cities and states across the country, now over 52% of the people live in a jurisdiction with sexual orientation protections and 44% live in jurisdiction with gender identity protections. more and more live in a place where they have protections through labor contracts or corporate employment policies. but what about lgbt people who live in states without employment protections or work for companies that don't include us in their policies? 90% of voters think there is already federal employment protections, which makes it a bit of a challenge to mobilize them to fight for one. why would they when we already have a law, except we don't. we don't have a law yet. in order to defy gravity, to not stall out, we must make clear to decision makers, our friends and families that many lesbian, gay, by sexual and transgender people go to work every day terrified, terrified that someone will find out who they are or who they love and we need a federal law to protect them. [applause] and our second challenge, well, marriage. marriage puts us between the rock of limited hard-won and celebrated su
cities and states across the country, now over 52% of the people live in a jurisdiction with sexual orientation protections and 44% live in jurisdiction with gender identity protections. more and more live in a place where they have protections through labor contracts or corporate employment policies. but what about lgbt people who live in states without employment protections or work for companies that don't include us in their policies? 90% of voters think there is already federal employment...
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at the same time, as logistically challenging as it may be, holding elections in the major cities and in the northern regions would be this strong guest impossible of mali's sovereignty or territory and steps of rebuilding a democracy. the transition government is government plans and actions to the public and the crisis of legitimacy. the international community needs to harmonize its approach toward the pursuit of the polls that could lead to the legitimately elected government and military actions to detect the north. the contradictory public that take the military option off the table in the short and medium-term may only serve to emboldened the extra hauling them time to reinforce their presence. such also exacerbate fear there may be a conspiracy to breakout and to the civilian space rule out the hand of the pro-democracy forces within the country and for the work that is deeply invested in the space rule. many malians were proud of the country's democracy to consolidating the need by strengthening institutions and enhancing accountability and in the intelligence of the coup it'
at the same time, as logistically challenging as it may be, holding elections in the major cities and in the northern regions would be this strong guest impossible of mali's sovereignty or territory and steps of rebuilding a democracy. the transition government is government plans and actions to the public and the crisis of legitimacy. the international community needs to harmonize its approach toward the pursuit of the polls that could lead to the legitimately elected government and military...
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, this is the most significant nation secretiveness that we face. certainly the government based on all of its understand recognizes, how substantial this is. there have been a number of consultancies that have tried to calculate what the cost of this is. the most recent one i saw was about $400 billion annually, which includes the cost to remediate the networks, loss of productivity, lost intellectual property, et cetera. i don't really know how you quantify this. again, it's so fast and much of it is unreported. countries are oftentimes reluctant to talk about affected been breached because the answer might impact their stock price but it might impact the credibility to have with the clients and customers did. they may lose trust in ability to trust networks are i think quite frankly customers should be more forthcoming because this is happening to everybody. companies to think that we don't want to talk about this because this will make us look bad in the eyes of our customers. effect of the matter is it's happening to everybody. i think when we
, this is the most significant nation secretiveness that we face. certainly the government based on all of its understand recognizes, how substantial this is. there have been a number of consultancies that have tried to calculate what the cost of this is. the most recent one i saw was about $400 billion annually, which includes the cost to remediate the networks, loss of productivity, lost intellectual property, et cetera. i don't really know how you quantify this. again, it's so fast and much...
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at the smithsonian annex, discovery will take the place of the enterprise which goes to new york city. endeavor will head to los angeles this fall. atlantis will remain at kennedy. >>> today is the deadline to file taxes with the irs. this morning we asked viewers to comment on our facebook page about the question: u.s. taxes, do you pay your fair share? find us at facebook.com/c-span and post your thoughts about taxes in the united states. >>> the senate has recessed for weekly party lunches. they're due back at 2:15 eastern. before the break the senate voted to move forward on changes to the u.s. postal service. they'll discuss closing post offices and facilities, eliminating saturday postal delivery and refunding billions of dollars of overpayment into the postal workers' retirement fund. we'll have live coverage when they return. and the 2012 congressional directory is available from c-span.org. learn about the supreme court, governors across the country in both bodies of the 112th congress and the makeup of committees. visit c-span.org for more information. >>> you're watching c-
at the smithsonian annex, discovery will take the place of the enterprise which goes to new york city. endeavor will head to los angeles this fall. atlantis will remain at kennedy. >>> today is the deadline to file taxes with the irs. this morning we asked viewers to comment on our facebook page about the question: u.s. taxes, do you pay your fair share? find us at facebook.com/c-span and post your thoughts about taxes in the united states. >>> the senate has recessed for...
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he spearheaded rent control, decentralized the city government by forming little city halls in the neighborhoods. he made jobs for young people a priority. he organized outdoor summer activities known as "summerthing." he refused to let interstate 95 right-of-way through the city in order to protect low-income homes and boost public transportation. but perhaps, most importantly, he spark add downtown renaissance that began with quincy market, not one of the city's top tourist atractions, and it became the heartbeat of the new boston that is his legacy. kevin white came to city hall with an ambitious plan to build a new boston, brick by brick if he had to. and that's pretty much what he did. when kevin white took office, boston was in many ways still stuck in the 1920's, virtually no new buildings in decades, a steady decline in population and jobs, flophouses in the back bay, quincy market a ramshackle warehouse of butchers and cheese dealers. but kevin and his team hit boston like a bolt of lightning reversion the city's economic slide and laying the groundwork for the vibrant boston of today.
he spearheaded rent control, decentralized the city government by forming little city halls in the neighborhoods. he made jobs for young people a priority. he organized outdoor summer activities known as "summerthing." he refused to let interstate 95 right-of-way through the city in order to protect low-income homes and boost public transportation. but perhaps, most importantly, he spark add downtown renaissance that began with quincy market, not one of the city's top tourist...
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but you also wouldn't have had the warning and the evacuation of most of the population of the city, and you wouldn't have the national guard in some safe place ready to relieve the suffering. it could, indeed, be a real disaster, and we have to do something to protect against that possibility. that's not something the private sector can do on its own. they are not built to stand up to the militaries of half a dozen countries. and that's why it's important for there to be a government role here. i do think that in this bill -- that this bill in contrast to the views of the chamber, i think you may have gone a little far in accommodating them, and i'll just address one point that i think is particularly of concern. i fully support the idea that there should be a set of performance requirements driven by the private sector, implemented by the private sector with private sector flexibility to meet them as they wish. but the process of getting to that and then getting enforcement is time consuming, it could take eight years, it could take ten years if there's resistance from industry or
but you also wouldn't have had the warning and the evacuation of most of the population of the city, and you wouldn't have the national guard in some safe place ready to relieve the suffering. it could, indeed, be a real disaster, and we have to do something to protect against that possibility. that's not something the private sector can do on its own. they are not built to stand up to the militaries of half a dozen countries. and that's why it's important for there to be a government role...
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phoenix and tucson will remain the two largest cities in the state. phoenix being either the fourth or sixth-largest city in the united states. the growth of glenndale, peoria and avondale will parallel that of phoenix proper so that 50 years from now all of these cities will be contiguous with each other and with phoenix and will form a city complex not unlike the present city of los angeles." mr. president, anyone who's flown into phoenix sky harbor international airport can see from the sky day or night the intricate gridlike layout of the senator goldwater understood how this would alter how arizonans relate to the desert, writing, "the men of 2012 would not be able to walk away -- walk from his doorstep into this pastel paradise with its suaro, the leap of a jack rabbit or the smell of wetwood because people will have -- to accommodate a population of slightly over 10 million people. the forests will be protected as well as our parks and mining units, but even they will have as neighbors the people who today enjoy hardships to visit them. despite
phoenix and tucson will remain the two largest cities in the state. phoenix being either the fourth or sixth-largest city in the united states. the growth of glenndale, peoria and avondale will parallel that of phoenix proper so that 50 years from now all of these cities will be contiguous with each other and with phoenix and will form a city complex not unlike the present city of los angeles." mr. president, anyone who's flown into phoenix sky harbor international airport can see from the...
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nominee robert bork's rental history in the washington city paper. this portion is just over an hour. >> we're fortunate to have with us chairman leahy who who is the author of the original video privacy protection act or video privacy protection act. and i understand that i left out alan simpson's role when i touted -- >> that was very important. so i apologize for that. he's a good friend. this law, the video privacy protection act is one of several critical privacy laws that the chairman has written in the senate so i turn it over to the chamber. >> i thank you very much. and it's good to see my friend, congressman watt, we together on so many things on privacy act and the voting rights act and i appreciate that collaboration. i should tell chairman franklin and i thank him for his responsible leadership he's done on this issue of privacy. we come at it naturally. i see a smile from a friend of mine in the audience who has probably heard this story modern once but one of the few things i've ever seen written about me in the press and actually fram
nominee robert bork's rental history in the washington city paper. this portion is just over an hour. >> we're fortunate to have with us chairman leahy who who is the author of the original video privacy protection act or video privacy protection act. and i understand that i left out alan simpson's role when i touted -- >> that was very important. so i apologize for that. he's a good friend. this law, the video privacy protection act is one of several critical privacy laws that the...
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in the great city of new york. what happened happen? what would happen? it would take days before we could restore service and in the process people would die, the economy would be crippled and we are at risk of that happening. so the administration has produced a cybersecurity bill to keep america safe from that kind of attack. well, unfortunately, it doesn't meet mr. cantor's test. he's told us we can't do anything the rest of the year. all we can do is campaign, politic, give speeches. we have a responsibility as members of the senate and the house to especially is the challenges facing this nation. number one, create the jobs, invigorate the economy, getting this country moving forward. second, keeping america safe. i might say to mr. cantor cantor from virginia, take some time during your next recess, which is next week, and go over to the central intelligence agency and sit down with them and talk about cybersecurity and the danger to the united states and ask them if we can wait six months or a year to get b
in the great city of new york. what happened happen? what would happen? it would take days before we could restore service and in the process people would die, the economy would be crippled and we are at risk of that happening. so the administration has produced a cybersecurity bill to keep america safe from that kind of attack. well, unfortunately, it doesn't meet mr. cantor's test. he's told us we can't do anything the rest of the year. all we can do is campaign, politic, give speeches. we...
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advisory commission on intergovernmental relations and as president of the national league of cities. it is he have dent as i tell you -- it is evident, as i tell you this, mr. president, that dick lugar always rises to the top of any organization because his colleagues recognize his extraordinary capability and his outstanding leadership. dick's life experiences and characteristic have served the people of indiana and of our country so well. he has been "the" leader in reducing the threat of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. what better tribute? what better legacy could anyone leave the world than to reduce the inventory of these dangerous weapons? the bipartisan partnership he forged in 1991 to destroy these weapons of mass destruction in the former soviet union has resulted in the deactivation of more than 7,500 nuclear warheads that once were aimed at the united states. as chairman of the agriculture committee, dick lugar has led the way for reforming our federal farm programs and has promoted research advancements and increased export opportunities that have generated hi
advisory commission on intergovernmental relations and as president of the national league of cities. it is he have dent as i tell you -- it is evident, as i tell you this, mr. president, that dick lugar always rises to the top of any organization because his colleagues recognize his extraordinary capability and his outstanding leadership. dick's life experiences and characteristic have served the people of indiana and of our country so well. he has been "the" leader in reducing the...
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paid the full amount of the tax to t a refund because the city had wati n gtarfuns w it twach justice thomas and justice kennedy joined with justice breyer, sotomayor, kagan and justice roberts foa very strong disseing opinon joined by justice scalia and alibt saai tr s at the way things go in your large grumet doesn't necessarily tell you the outcome of the case because in that case, paul clement did when even though many people hat saw the oral argument tught he might nt win. tnk you so mu forhang me today. [appe] >> david? >> it's good to be here. i said todd earlier it is a mistake to invite m not because i am a distinct legal speaker but because i've been here afew times before and i seems like i'm always here i ht enelia i he s he yhe conservatives lose and the audience is, so i apologize. i don't think it's my fault. i must say as a journalist there is nothing has fun as to ave a th on both parts of its. i did think that there were a lot of surprising developments in this term. some of them got very little attention. the onthat rkeduted o is the criminafets e cimina cases this
paid the full amount of the tax to t a refund because the city had wati n gtarfuns w it twach justice thomas and justice kennedy joined with justice breyer, sotomayor, kagan and justice roberts foa very strong disseing opinon joined by justice scalia and alibt saai tr s at the way things go in your large grumet doesn't necessarily tell you the outcome of the case because in that case, paul clement did when even though many people hat saw the oral argument tught he might nt win. tnk you so mu...
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this is the largest controlled area in the world. in the north, extremists have imposed a harsh and strict version of sharia, or islamic law, and gross human rights violations. many people have heard of timbuktu but don't know it's a city in northern mali. in a site where extremists have behaved much like the taliban did in afghanistan before 9/11, destroying sacred and religious historic artifacts, imposing a harsh version of sharia that has meant amputations, stoning, violation of women's rights and free speech and religious free exercise rights, fundamentalling changing the tolerance and inclusive history of mali and creating with it a humanitarian crisis as more than 400,000 malians have fled, either internally displaced within mali or going to neighboring countries with refugees. with growing ties between these terrorists and nigeria, libya and throughout the region, aqim we believe may now use its safe haven in northern mali to plan for regional or trans-national terrorist attacks. and just as we should not have ignored develop
this is the largest controlled area in the world. in the north, extremists have imposed a harsh and strict version of sharia, or islamic law, and gross human rights violations. many people have heard of timbuktu but don't know it's a city in northern mali. in a site where extremists have behaved much like the taliban did in afghanistan before 9/11, destroying sacred and religious historic artifacts, imposing a harsh version of sharia that has meant amputations, stoning, violation of women's...
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the city makes the major investment in trying to help those families and we have offices throughout the cities that provide them. our concern or shelters a very expensive and needed resource in new york city. the custer thousand dollars a month to keep the family and shelter. if we're going to take money away from the shelter system, it will have an impact on our ability to protect those families. that is our concern. not that there is a need or if they're increasing resources available we would want to invest in everyone who asked me, but our concern is taking resources away from those in the shelters. >> that really is a different issue, but i know this is something that even when we are trying to do the hard fact ticket that drew and get everybody on board was difficult, but i think everybody now realizes the importance of it and i think new york is probably doing more than a lot of the states really and programs you have. i really would like to see us all be on board with making sure that there are these barriers. would you like to make another comment? >> i have just one comment an
the city makes the major investment in trying to help those families and we have offices throughout the cities that provide them. our concern or shelters a very expensive and needed resource in new york city. the custer thousand dollars a month to keep the family and shelter. if we're going to take money away from the shelter system, it will have an impact on our ability to protect those families. that is our concern. not that there is a need or if they're increasing resources available we...
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that are controlled by the city. with respect to energy density procurement policies that changed the food availability in settings, and we just initiated and is now moving down through the general services administration, a procurement policy which sets standards for the food served in federal agencies. and one of the most notable groups that is getting on board with that is the department of defense, which is millions of people around the country and their dependents, and abroad. screen time is the biggest challenge, and the place where we are looking to limit screen time is really in settings where there's a regulatory approach to controlling television time. the places where we are trying to implement those strategies are a fraud and settings in which people spend time. and no single strategy and no single setting is likely to be successful, so our perspective is we need to implement multicomponent, multisectoral efforts. and i will give you a sense of what those might be. because the caloric deficit is so small
that are controlled by the city. with respect to energy density procurement policies that changed the food availability in settings, and we just initiated and is now moving down through the general services administration, a procurement policy which sets standards for the food served in federal agencies. and one of the most notable groups that is getting on board with that is the department of defense, which is millions of people around the country and their dependents, and abroad. screen time...